Ash-pan.



P. HIBNER. ASH PAN.

I y mommy PATENTED AUG. V18, 1908.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEicE.-

- FRANK HIBNER, OF NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. M.CALHOUN,

OF OMEGA, NEBRASKA.

-ASH-PAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1908.

Application filed July 9, 1907. Serial No. 382,854.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK HIBNER, a citi- Zen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at North Platte, in the county of Lincoln and State ofNebraska, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ash-Pans, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ash pans, and one of the principal objects ofthe same is to provide a pan or box for lifting ashes -from an ash pitto a car in which the box is provided with a hinged bottom and springactuated latches for closing the bottom, said latches being operated bya cord or rope to dump the contents of the box. y l

Another object of the invention is to provide simple and eiiicient meansfor transferring ashes andcinders from an ash pit to a car, said meanscomprising a box or pan having a dumping bottom and mounted upon aswinging crane.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ash box suspended from a crane inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on theline 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing for a more particular description of myinvention, the numeral 1 designates a sheet metal box or pan and 2 is apair of bails pivotally' connected to metal brackets 3 secured to thesides of the box 1, said bails being adapted to be moved to the positionshown in Fig. 1 to be engaged by a hook upon the elevating ropeconnected to the crane. The bottom 4 of the box 1 is hinged to the bodyof the box at one side thereof b means of the hinges 5 which areconnecte by a pintle rod 6. Projecting from the front edge of the bottom4 is a pair of latch keepers 7. Pivoted at 8 to the front of the box isa pair of latches 9, said latches having latch heads 1() which engagethe latch keepers 7. Springs 11 secured to the box bear against thelatches 9 to hold them in engagement with the latch keepers 7. The upperends of the latches 9 are connected by links 12, and the inner ends ofthe links 12 are connected by a ring 13 to which an operating rope 14 isattached and extended down in position to be pulled by an operator towithdraw the latches 9 from the keepers 7 to dump the contents of thebox 1. The crane 15 is provided with an arm 16 carrying a pulley 17 overwhich the rope or cable 18 passes, said rope or cable being providedwith a hook 19 for engaging the bails 2, and said crane beof said box,metal bails hinged to said brackets and designed to be swung toward thecenter of the box, a bottom hinged to said box and provided withextending latch keepers secured to the bottom and projecting outwardlytherefrom beyond the side of the box, separate latches spaced apart andpivoted to the side of the box, springs for forcing said latches intoengagement with said latch keepers, links connected to said latches, anda ring to which the inner ends of said latches are connected, a ropebeing connected to said ring for operating said latches, essentially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK HIBN ER.

Witnesses JAMEs M. CALHOUN, PIELLEN M. I-IIBNER.

